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The Clue

Blemishes (8 letter answer)

The Answer

STIGMATA

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Notes

The answer STIGMATA is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

STIGMATA as a noun:

1. marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

STIGMA as a noun:

1. the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
2. (mark, stigma, brand, stain) = a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
3. an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
4. a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease